Data specific to Roses (Edit)
Bloom size: Medium: 2-3"
Petal count: full: 26-40 petals
Rose bloom color: Mauve and mauve blend
Extra Bloom Info: In large clusters
Rebloom: Good
Class: Grandiflora
Growth Habit: Medium-tall, 4-5 feet, upright
Fragrance: Strong
Hybridizer & year: Francois Dorieux II, 1992
Optimal growing zones: USDA zone 5 and warmer

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Soil pH Preferences: Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0)
Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 5b -26.1 °C (-15 °F) to -23.3 °C (-10 °F)
Plant Height: 4-5 feet
Plant Spread: 2-3 feet
Leaves: Deciduous
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: Mauve
Flower Time: Spring
Summer
Fall
Uses: Cut Flower
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Cuttings: Tip
Miscellaneous: With thorns/spines/prickles/teeth
Parentage: Dioressence x Stephens' Big Purple
Child plants: 2 child plants

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Alternative cultivar names:
  • 'Melody Parfumee'
  • 'DORient'
  • 'Violette Parfumee'
  • 'Derby'
  • 'Hagen Gmelin Rose'
  • 'Melody Perfume'
  • 'Zulu Royal'

Common names
  • Rose

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Location: World Peace Rose Garden, Capitol Park, Sacramento CA.
Date: 2022-11-05
Cool overcast November day. Very very strongly rose scented. Heav
Location: Pacific Northwest 
Date: 2023-07-27
Location: Balboa Park, San Diego
Date: 2018-08-05
Uploaded by Eric_C
Location:  Hershey Gardens, Hershey, Pennsylvania, USA
Date: 2018-09-16
Location:  Hershey Gardens, Hershey, Pennsylvania, USA
Date: 2018-09-16
Uploaded by zuzu
Location: Butchart Gardens, Victoria BC
Date: 2016-08-06
Location: Denver Metro CO
Date: 2013-07-24
Instant Bouquet that smells WONDERFUL!
Uploaded by kbw664
Location:  Hershey Gardens, Hershey, Pennsylvania, USA
Date: 2018-09-16
Uploaded by zuzu
Location: Coastal San Diego County 
Date: 2018-09-12
Location: Coastal San Diego County 
Date: 2018-09-12
Uploaded by zuzu
Uploaded by kbw664

Date: 2014-06-04
Uploaded by zuzu
Uploaded by Calif_Sue
Location: Tampa, FL
Date: 2015-05-09
At the Tampa Rose Society show
Uploaded by Skiekitty
Location: Islamabad, zone 9b
Date: 2016-07-17
Location: Tampa, FL
Date: 2015-05-09
At the Tampa Rose Society show
Uploaded by kbw664
Uploaded by kbw664

Date: 2016-09-03

Date: 2014-06-04
Comments:
  • Posted by zuzu (Northern California - Zone 9a) on Jan 3, 2015 10:55 PM concerning plant:
    This large and intriguing grandiflora is classified as a mauve rose, but the blooms only look mauve on overcast days or after the sun goes down. In sunlight, it looks like a pink rose.

    It's vigorous and has a nice shape, somewhat wider and shorter than most grandifloras, and it has a very strong scent, reminiscent of the fragrance of old roses.

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